blue walleye

[misfish]

Word has it.Back when there was a abundance of them and caught,the ones that did the filleting were covered in blue die from the fish. So my thinking is,if you catch one.your hand would have some blue dye on it.

[Musky or Specks]

The Blue Walleye or Blue Pike as they were called in the states were only found in Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and the Niagara River. Saw and probably even caught a few a a kid going out of Port Colborne with my dad in the late 50's. We'd still fish over deeper water for the "Blues" much like they perch fish today and would troll for the "Yellows" as dad called them. They were never in inland lakes then and were quite different than Yellows in that they were small, 3 lbs was a big one, has big eyes and a mottled appearance much like a sauger. Can't believe any reports of them being caught outside of their historical range

This. Its just a blue slime yellow walleye. The blue is extinct.

[Terry]

1/2 the walleye I caught on my fly-in were blue in colour

 

some more then others

 

[bubbles]

I have also caught a few Pike that look blue as well. Chapleau area.

[Muskieman]

both Yellow...

 

 

 

Randy

[ehg]

both Yellow...

 

 

 

Randy

 

Was in a barber shop the other day and read this article in fishing magazine there. Seemed to be saying that the blue colouration in some walleye (and perch) is caused by something called Sandercyanin which is usually excreted through urine. With the blue tinged walleyes the Sandercyanin is released through their skin instead. Interesting article.

 

http://www.ontariooutofdoors.com/fishing/walleye/?ID=86&a=read

[mercman]

Was in a barber shop the other day and read this article in fishing magazine there. Seemed to be saying that the blue colouration in some walleye (and perch) is caused by something called Sandercyanin which is usually excreted through urine. With the blue tinged walleyes the Sandercyanin is released through their skin instead. Interesting article.

 

http://www.ontarioou...e/?ID=86&a=read

 

 

Excellent read EHG Answers alot of questions, but creates more.I think these scientist will be studying them for quite awhile.

 

Paul

[lew]

10 or 12 years ago we spent a week fishing in Quebec, 40 miles or so east of Temiskiming, and probably 1/2 the pickeral we caught had the blue tinge on them.

[beagle dad]

thanks for all the info

these walleye have no white tips

they are speckaled not same as yellow walleye

i have heard there is an out stocking pond up near the pickeral river system that had these fish in an effort to restock the species

possible few got loose yrs ago?